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Frederick Hart's "Creation" on the center doors of National Cathedral....This sculptue was used in the film "Devil's Advocate"

Info on lawsuit over the use of the sculpture in the Warner Bros film :"Devil's Advocate":

In the film, the image of the sculpture comes to life and the multitude of naked men and women writhe erotically. This is where Hart had a problem.

The National Cathedral denounced the film as a grotesque distortion of sacred art.

Hart and the Cathedral claim confusion between the work and the sculpture has damaged both of their reputations. And so they sued.

The movie had already been released in general distribution, but the video and DVD release was scheduled for Feburary 17, 1998. On February 10, 1998, the judge ruled for Hart and ordered that the release be delayed 48 hours to allow the parties to come to some creative solution.

Judgment

On February 14, 1998, the parties agreed to a settlement wherein Warner Bros. agreed to attach stickers to the videocassettes specifically disclaiming any relationship to or endorsement by Hart or Washington National Cathedral. Warner Bros. also agreed to make changes to certain portions of the film to eliminate any perceived confusion in future distributions of the movie. 

This allowed Warner Bros. to release the initial run of 475,000 copies of the video, but required them to remove or re-edit over 20 minutes of scenes where the sculpture can be seen before releasing any further video or television versions.